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With death comes superlatives, and they started rolling in after the iconic punk-poet and Velvet Underground leader Lou Reed died on Sunday.
Most influential band ever? Sure. Greatest band ever? I'd argue an easy yes. Greatest debut album ever? What else you got? Most uncompromising rock star? Definitely. Worst album ever? Quite possibly. There are many more, and let me add one to the list — Lou Reed is responsible for the single greatest second of recorded music in rock 'n' roll history.
That moment comes two minutes and 15 seconds into "I Heard Her Call My Name," a chaotic head rush of electric guitar insanity from the Velvet Underground's second album, "White Light/White Heat." The song seemingly starts in medias res, guitars squealing, drums thumping immediately, as if the band members had been assaulting each other with their instruments for a few minutes before someone decided to hit record. From the start it's simply a matter of holding on for dear life — Reed, guitarist Sterling Morrison and bassist John Cale are all playing so ferociously loud that drummer Mo Tucker sounds like she's just pounding away at what she thinks is the right tempo. Besides the volume onslaught, the song features one of Reed's most wild-eyed vocal takes, as he momentarily abandons his famous speak-sing for an impassioned howl. "I know that she cares about me! I heard her call my name!"
Then comes the defining moment. Reed hollers, "And then my mind split open," which is followed by a nanosecond of a pause. After that pause, rock music is a different animal. After that pause is the aural equivalent of a mind splitting open — a squelch of feedback so intense, sharp and brutal that you can't help but wince even after hearing it for the hundreth, thousandth, ten thousandth time, knowing full well that it's coming. How can this distinctly unmusical moment be the greatest second in rock history? The answer is in the question. That piercing blast of guitar noise, that one second, is the perfect microcosm for how Reed and the Velvet Underground changed the idea of what rock music could — or even should — be. And every time you hear it, your mind splits open a little more.


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The United Nations has been hit with a demand for hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from Haitian cholera victims.
The Boston, USA-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) filed the demand on behalf of some 5,000 victims.
IJDH is demanding US$ 50,000 in compensation for each sick person and US$ 100,000 for each death. In addition, it wants a public apology and an adequate nationwide response – including medical care and clean water and sanitation infrastructure.
Earlier in 2011, both a UN Panel report and study published in a CDC journal linked the cholera outbreak to UN peacekeepers from Nepal.
On 14 October 2011, the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) reported 473,649 cumulative cholera cases and 6,631 deaths, since the beginning of the cholera epidemic in October 2010. If current trends continue, the Health Cluster in Haiti expects around 75,000 more cases by the end of 2011.
Related web sites:
- Institute for Justice & Democracy In Haiti
- WHO – Health action in crises – Haiti
Source: Aljazeera, 09 Nov 2011 ; BBC, 09 Nov 2011 ; IJDH, 08 Nov 2011 ; Situation Report Haiti Operation October 2011, Reliefweb, 03 Nov 2011

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Olympics update: Canada wins hockey gold
Top news
Canada shut out Sweden 3-0 to capture the gold medal in the men's hockey tournament. Canada got goals from three different players, including Jonathan Toews.
Evgeni Plushenko to have back surgery
He is forced to withdraw from the men's short program.
Quote of note
"It is a black day for us." - Austrian Olympic Committee president Karl Stoss, talking about Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr, who was kicked out of the Olympics after he tested positive for the drug EPO. This is the fifth drug case in these Olympics, according to ESPN.
On TV
Today's highlights:
2-6 p.m. EST, NBC:
- Men's cross-country, 50km freestyle gold medal final
- Four-man bobsled, gold medal final runs
8:30 p.m. EST, NBC
- Closing ceremony
Go to http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings to see the full lineup of events on TV today.
Medal count
Russia leads with 33 total medals, followed by the U.S. with 28 and Norway with 26. Russia also has the most golds, 13, followed by Norway with 11. The U.S. has nine golds.
In case you missed it ...
Teemu Selanne scored two goals and Tuukka Rask had a 26-save shutout, helping Finland rout the United States 5-0 Saturday to win hockey bronze at the Sochi Games.
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Mike's Bistro (228, West 72nd Street; New York, NY 10023; Telephone: 212.799.391) is an elegant eatery serving wholesome, delicious gourmet fare. SYR and I recently enjoyed a great evening there.
SYR started with a delicious Portobello and Arugula Salad which came with Ceasar style dressing, drizzled with a port wine reduction, red onions, enoki mushrooms and fresh chives. The combination of two types of mushrooms and the port wine was incredibly flavorful.
I had a Beet Salad.
It was made with roasted and marinated beet, shaved endives, chervil, candied walnuts, fresh orange slices and beet vinaigrette. It looked great and tasted better! I liked the contrast soft beets and the harder walnuts.
At Richard, the waiter's, suggestion we then shared a Hawaiian Ahi and Citrus Crudo.
This Hawaiian tuna comes with shaved fennel and a citrus salad. Not only were the colors artistically combined, only a master chef using the freshest ingredients could have made such a perfect dish.
She followed with Braised Boneless Short Ribs
The ribs came with a barbecue glaze, cauliflower, and potato mash, braised kale, cilantro, and celery root sauce. Tender, juicy and full of flavor!
I had the Slow Roasted Lamb Chops.
It came with freshly combined ratatouille, black bean puree, meyer lemon zest, aromatic spicy oil and cilantro. Flavorful and Juicy! Absolutely delicious!
SYR capped the meal with their Sorbet Sampler which came with a superb blueberry and cream, an interesting citron, an excellent raspberry, a great mango and very good passion fruit. I had the Sour Cherry, Bread Pudding. It comes with cherry and vanilla sauce, citrus segments and vanilla ice cream. Sweet without being overpowering, just perfect!
There are restaurants where the presentation is far better than the food's taste, there are others where the taste is great but the presentation is mediocre. At Mike's Bistro the presentation and the dish' taste are just right!
Mike's Pizzeria Italian Kitchen (654 Amsterdam Ave; New York, NY 10025; Telephone:212.362.0700) will now offer fresh Sushi, FOR DELIVERY ONLY. Not the gimmicky type of rolls that look great yet give you nothing, but wholesome, healthy, fresh, nutritious sushi rolls. Call them, you won't regret it!


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ATV safety
Operating rules for your family to know before hitting the trails.
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are a great way to have fun and enjoy the outdoors. But it's important to remember operating one requires proper instruction and preparation.
Whether you're doing daily chores around the farm or weekend trail rides, make sure you take the proper steps to be safe when using an ATV.
Before you head out on your ATV
- Take a safety training course. ATVs can travel at more than 60 miles per hour and tip over easily. Knowing how to stay safe while riding one is essential. Typical course topics include starting and stopping, quick turns, hill riding, emergency stopping and swerving, riding over obstacles, protective gear, local regulations, places to ride and environmental concerns. The All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute®offers safety training courses around the country.
- Wear protective gear that is season and/or weather appropriate. This includes a Department of Transportation-approved helmet, over-the-ankle boots, goggles, gloves, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt or jacket that can help protect against possible cuts and other injuries. Make sure you will be warm or cool enough for the duration of the ride even if it gets wet.
- Don't carry passengers. Most ATVs are designed for one person at a time. Carrying a passenger can make them very difficult to control and be very dangerous.
- Maintain proper maintenance. A pre-ride checklist can help make sure your ATV is functioning properly and safe to drive. The fuel and oil, tires, brakes, steering, chain, radiator and battery are a few things you'll want to consider checking.
- Let others know where you will be riding and how long your plan on being gone, similar to a boater's float plan.
- Check your insurance and make sure it's updated. Contact your local State Farm® agent if you need information about insuring your ATV.
Pack the essentials for your ride
If you're going to be riding long distance or simply just all day, pack the essentials. If your ATV doesn't have a lot of storage, carry a backpack. Some ideas on what to take are listed below.
- Cell phone or walkie-talkie – Carry a cell phone in case of an emergency, especially if riding alone. Make sure the battery is fully charged. Helpful hint: put it in a plastic sandwich/waterproof bag to protect it from water damage.
- Winch – If you ride alone, a winch is very important if you get stuck. If you don't have a winch, another machine and a tow rope should work.
- First aid kit – Injuries from any sport are common, some first aid supplies can go a long way.
- Tire repair kit and an inflation device – Don't let a flat tire strand you, repair it on the trail and ride out. Bring some form of inflation device as storage permits whether it's an electric pump, manual pump or a CO2 inflator; fixing a hole in a tire does no good if you can't put air back in the tire.
- Water and snacks – Riding off road uses a lot of energy and in warm climates dehydration can be and a big concern.
- Map – Depending on where you ride, a simple low-tech map can be a life saver.
- Lighter and/or matches – Depending on where you ride, having the ability to start a fire could be a life saver. Hint: put these in the waterproof bag with the cell phone.
- Basic tool kit – A kit could contain: a screw driver with interchangeable bits, electrical tape, pliers and a wrench.
- Small jump pack in case of a dead battery – Most ATVs today are electric start with no good way to push start or kick/pull start. There are several small battery packs that can be used with cables to jump start a machine and also provide added battery life for your cell phone.
On the trail with your ATV
- Know the area and/or trails where you'll be riding.
- Ride at proper speed. ATVs can be unstable and difficult to maneuver when driven too fast for conditions. To avoid flipping, maintain proper speed for the terrain, especially on uneven ground. Also be cautious when approaching hills, turns and obstacles.
- No tricks or stunts. They might look fun and easy on TV, but they are extremely dangerous and best left to the experts. Most injuries occur when ATVs are operated improperly.
- Avoid drugs and alcohol. They can greatly impair judgment and reaction time and may lead to a serious accident or injury.
- Drive in appropriate settings. ATVs are not designed to be driven on paved roads and do not stand up well in a crash with passenger vehicles. In recent years, there's been an increase in the number of ATV fatalities and injuries on public roads. Stay off-road and operate only on safe terrain.
Children and ATVs
- Never let children drive adult ATVs. Children under 16 are twice as likely to be injured riding adult ATVs than those who operate youth ATVs. If you allow your child to ride an ATV, make sure you follow the manufacturer's minimum age recommendation warning label.
- Determine your child's readiness. Operating an ATV requires the rider to recognize and react to all sorts of potential hazards. Factors to consider include the physical, social, emotional and motor development of your child, as well as the ability to make sound decisions. The ATV Safety Institute has a readiness checklist to help you make an informed decision about your child's readiness.
- Closely monitor. Children on ATVs should be supervised at all times to make sure they are operating them safely. If not, you may want to reconsider their ability and judgment to safely operate an ATV.
- Educate yourself and your child. Make sure you both have proper training on how to safely operate an ATV. An ATV injury prevention checklist (PDF) can help you get started.
No matter what your age, riding level or years of experience operating an ATV, it is always smart to be prepared and remember basic safety rules. There's no reason why off-roading can't be an enjoyable experience for everyone. If riding season is not year round in your area, learn how to prep your ATV for winter storage.


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"On YouTube video always comes first, and with this new design the site gets out of the way and lets content truly shine. Videos are now at the top of the page, with title and social actions below. Also, playlists have been moved up, so you can easily browse through videos while you watch. Now when you subscribe to your favorite channels, we will add them to your Guide and make them available on every page of the site, and on your mobile device, tablet, and TV," explains YouTube.
The guide is actually a sidebar that's now available on every YouTube page and lets you check your subscriptions, your playlists and the video history. You can also see a list of other videos from the previous page, so you can quickly watch another search result, a different video from the same channel or another video from the homepage.


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The dumping of untreated faecal sludge in urban areas has been described as an ecological time bomb. In African cities, typically less than 15 percent of residents are served by centralised sewage systems, and figures for Asian countries are not much better. Yet there is a growing number of examples where re-use of urban faecal waste as fertiliser is linking city households and peri-urban farmers in a chain that provides both affordable sanitation and soil fertility. A recent study of sanitation services provided in Bengaluru (Bangalore), in southern India, suggests such approaches deserve to be legalised and scaled up within an appropriate legal framework to ensure the safety of farm workers and consumers.
Read the full article in the New Agriculturist, July 2012
See also:
- Slideshare presentation – "Honeysuckers – Sanitation solution from the informal sector"
- IRC Webinar – Commercial productive use of faecal sludge in Bengaluru
- YouTube videos "Honeysucker" and "S. Vishwanath on 'Honeysuckers', an alternative sanitation approach" (see below)


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Every autumn I go to Print Fair in New York, an amazing display of prints and drawings brought for sale by roughly 100 print dealers from around the world. It's like being a kid in a candy store where you are allowed to open frames, use a magnifying glass, and sometimes even touch artworks to scrutinize every detail if you're really serious about buying. As the curator of the Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, I always hang out at the booths of the best dealers specializing in this area, and this year I was blown away by two extremely rare prints that would fit perfectly into a LACMA exhibition I am organizing for 2013 entitled From Van Gogh and Gauguin to the Blue Rider: German Expressionism and France. The show will be full of colorful paintings by French Neo-Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Fauves, Cubists, and German Expressionists.
But the amazing (and I think still untold) story of artistic exchange between German and French artists before World War I must also be conveyed through works on paper. If artists often begin their ideas with drawings, how did the leading Expressionist artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (of the first Expressionist group, the Brücke) react when he saw the first major exhibition of Matisse's Fauve works in Germany at the Paul Cassirer Gallery in Berlin in January 1909? His 1909 lithograph The Dreaming Woman may give us some clues. It's a pretty large lithograph, and the lines are beautiful sweeping gestures that help simplify the figure of Dodo, his partner at the time and the subject of many of his drawings and colorful paintings during that year. Here the focus is on line, something we often associate with Matisse. But this lithograph shows Kirchner already to be a master of line as well—his sketchbooks, now in his estate near the Swiss town of Davos, show him already brilliantly capturing the motion of dancing and gesturing figures in a fluid line, much in contrast with the relative stasis of Matisse's decorative compositions. Clearly Kirchner didn't need any help learning how to draw! But he may have gained something else from Matisse, who had just published his famous 1908 text Notes of a Painter in Germany, in which he remarked "What I'm after, above all, is expression…. the place occupied by figures or objects, the empty spaces around them, the proportions, everything plays a part." At this time no one really agreed on what "Expressionism" meant, and one of its first usages was to describe exclusively French art in a 1911 Berlin catalogue. So perhaps Kirchner learned something about how he could use the entire composition to express himself.
Of course not all German artists liked Matisse. Max Beckmann was famously "shocked" into lamenting "one impertinent effrontery after another," and was prompted to ask "why don't they just simply make cigarette posters?" And Max Pechstein, who went to the show with Kirchner and probably had already met Matisse in Paris, remarked on a postcard "Matisse partly really terrible"; but Kirchner wanted to recruit Matisse right away to the Brücke group.
Meanwhile fellow Brücke member Erich Heckel was just as much absorbed with Van Gogh and Gauguin. (You can see Van Gogh's influence in the brushstrokes in LACMA's 1909 painting by Heckel, Sand Diggers on the Tiber, which will be back on view in early February when it returns from an exhibition in Germany.) Gauguin informs the massive contour lines that evoke volume and simplify and flatten forms in his 1908 lithograph Woman on the Bed. Yet the lines here are wonderfully spontaneous, just enough detail to capture this figure and an image on the wall behind her. This lithograph is from one of Heckel's most inventive phases as he made a shift from the forceful formal means of Expressionism to New Objectivity, the new sober, unsentimental, cool, and factual art of the 1920s. Yet during this time Heckel made only a handful of impressions of such prints, making them exceedingly rare today. It is on a lovely greenish heavy laid paper that we seldom see. Both of these prints jumped off the wall when I saw them, and I knew I had to act quickly to get them.
Another wonderful print was hiding in one on the many boxes of prints the Print Fair dealers bring along: Franz Radziwill's enigmatic 1922 etching Girl at the Table. The faceless figure might strike some as unfinished, but the artist did sign his work in the lower margin. In fact a similar faceless woman is portrayed in a watercolor postcard he made while creating the portfolio from which this work comes, entitled simply Ten Etchings. Around 1920, many German artists became fascinated by the Italian Pittura Metafisica ("metaphysical") painter Giorgio de Chirico, and this is certainly suggested in the architecture and bottle on the table in this sparse composition. Meanwhile the influence of Brücke expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff is also seen throughout the composition, especially in patterns of striated and cross-hatched lines. Although best known as a painter of hyper-realist paintings in the mid-1920s, Radziwill's first works were made in a more expressionist style with the transition to New Objectivity occurring in the early 1920s, precisely at the time of this rare etching. While announced in an edition of sixty, in actuality only some fifteen impressions of this print were made. The plates were seized in 1933 by the Nazis as "degenerate art," along with a considerable number of graphic works in Hamburg's Kunsthalle, never to be seen again. I feel very fortunate that LACMA now has these works.
Timothy Benson, Curator, Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies


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Getting the Christmas message
It is Christmas time. In case you couldn't tell, the commercialization of the season has been noticeable for nearly two months.
Part of that commercialization is in the media.
Have you not heard the Christmas songs, the tunes devoted to Santa Claus and to giving of presents and receiving of same? Have you not seen the old television specials?
Certainly no one is blind to the fact that it is the holiday season.
I love Christmas. I love the commercialization, the music, the TV shows. I enjoy being able to go out shop for my honey without her knowing what I'm getting.
While I am experiencing these things in some manner for the 50th time in my life, I am not losing sight of what Christmas means; what it's supposed to mean.
Do not forget that Christmas is a time to honor and recognize the birth of Jesus Christ.
That meaning has not been lost on the media, at least in some form. In the medium of music, many carols are directly related to the birth of Jesus. "O Holy Night" is my personal favorite. It is also known as "Cantique de Noël" and has been recorded by opera performers, pop musicians and, of course, choirs, to mention a few music types.
I have sung it at Christmas Eve service at my church of couple of times and am proud to have been able to hit the high note. I'm not sure I can hit it anymore.
Singing Christmas songs in church is a highlight for me. I love the music and there is so much meaning to it in that setting that it cannot be anything but joyful.
Television has also provided many Christmas offerings. The specials are where the entertainment lies. The regular shows doing a Christmas theme don't cut it, but watching Charlie Brown or Rudolph or Frosty the Snowman or even the Grinch is always a good time.
My wife and I took two of the clowns to see a stage production of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" in Chicago 10 days ago. It was a play based on the story that has become quite popular thanks to Boris Karloff and animation.
I still love "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Besides feeling a kinship with the round-headed kid who loves baseball, I believe there is one part of the show that really speaks out to the audience.
It is Linus trying to comfort Charlie Brown after the other kids made fun of that scrawny tree. A disillusioned Charlie Brown said he guessed he didn't know the meaning of Christmas. He asked, "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"
Linus replied, "Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'"
That was from Luke in the New Testament. It is a powerful message, one that fills the heart and soul with emotion in knowing that the Lord has given us the greatest gift when Jesus was born.
Merry Christmas, my friends and God bless you all.


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Spike Lee's 15 Favorite Films
Spike Lee shares his favorite movies with Details magazine.
Number to Know
18: Number of Republicans who have served as president of the United States.
This Day in History
March 20, 1854: The Republican Party is founded in Ripon, Wis., to oppose the spread of slavery into the Western territories.
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A source says Ambassador Chris Stevens was concerned about the threat of extremists in Benghazi, Libya before he died during an attack on the U.S. Consulate.
At a Senate Homeland Security hearing on Wednesday, the National Counterterrorism Center Director acknowledged that Stevens and three other Americans were killed "in the course of a terrorist attack."
Sen. John McCain says it doesn't make sense that the White House, Sec. Clinton and United Nations' Ambassador Susan Rice stated "categorically that it was not a terrorist attack, when obviously it had all the earmarks of a terrorist attack."
McCain believes Amb. Stevens should have been provided more security in Libya, and particularly in Benghazi with reports of the growing al Qaeda presence.
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Print out the template and unscramble the words listed.
The regular template for the anagram does not include a list of words which makes it a challenge for older children and adults.
Younger children will enjoy the easy template as it includes a list of the completed words which they must slot into the blanks beside the corresponding anagram (scrambled letters).
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People are starting to report a sudden shift in the wind in Washington. The partisan ice is breaking. Players on opposing teams are talking to each other, showing new flexibility in their positions. Civility is making a comeback. E.J. Dionne reflects this thinking in today's Daily News.
Granted, these reports come from people desperate to see a change in the political dynamic. But there are good reasons to expect such a change. Consider the centrifugal forces at work in national politics:
- Obama is a lame duck. That empowers him to make bold moves. It also empowers Democrats, who no longer have to worry about his re-election and can look to their own futures.
- Both the magnetic centers of the Republican Party – the Tea Party grassroots and the K Street axis – came out of the 2012 elections weakened.
- Boehner is hanging on to the speaker's chair by his fingernails. He can't impose discipline. Neither can Mitch McConnell, who has a primary challenge to worry about. Harry Reid has always been seen as weak, and he's got an unruly class of freshman senators to deal with.
- In short, everyone's a free agent, empowered to push whatever policy or personal agenda he or she wants. Rand Paul made himself a force on the topic of executive power with one 13-hour speech. Others will find their own niches to occupy. Some will find pockets of public anger to echo; some will decide civility sells and that independent voters will reward dealmakers.
It seems like a healthy turn of events to me, especially compared to the last Congress.


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YREKA – A security guard who resides in Yreka is being held in the Siskiyou County Jail on $25,000 bail after authorities reportedly recovered child pornography from his Turre Street home during a search, stated Yreka Police Department (YPD) Lt. Dave Gamache.
John Henry Dunn, 36, is charged with one count of possession of obscene matter depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct and one count of distributing harmful matter with the intention of seducing a minor.
Gamache stated that more charges will be filed against Dunn when the YPD completes its analysis of the evidence.
The investigation of Dunn began in October when a parent brought his 15-year-old daughter to the YPD station and showed officers her cellular phone. Officers reportedly observed that somebody had sent inappropriate images of adult women to the teen's cellular phone. Dunn was identified as the suspect who allegedly sent her the image, said Gamache.
"In our experience, when people send those images, they have more in their homes," Gamache commented.
The YPD obtained a search warrant and served Dunn with the warrant on Nov. 18. Officers seized two computers, still cameras, a video camera, tapes, paperwork and multiple cellular phones.
According to Gamache, a computer analyst went through the computer files. Among the "tens of thousands of images" that were reportedly sexual in nature, one was allegedly a partially nude photograph of the 15-year-old girl whose father prompted the investigation. Dunn was arrested and booked in the county jail on Monday.
"There will be additional charges to follow after the analysis of the computer is complete," stated Gamache.
He explained that he believes the images of the other females are under the age of 18, but YPD must identify the females and confirm their ages prior to adding more charges against Dunn.
Dunn is scheduled to be arraigned on the two charges in the Siskiyou County Superior Court on Dec. 5.
The YPD did not have additional information regarding the location of Dunn's place of employment as a security guard, nor the name of his employer.
The Daily News will provide updates on this case as information becomes available.


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who do I pray to
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This life creator
This mother who touches my soul
This father who is Alive in the will of all
The whole universe
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The object that no one has ever recognized
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This nothing experience
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Suffused with knowing
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This life creator
This mother who touches my soul
This father who is Alive in the will of all
That I ask and in silence reach
And try to grasp onto and hold
This whole universe to release and let go
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Come Now Holy Dove
Silhouettes of flocks of birds fly
across the softness pink of the morning sky
the holy dove of spirit circles
with greetings from the soul on high
Come now the bells of dawn
And ring so loud and true
Let me here your calling
To remind me of God's love so true
The wings of the dove flutters near
The Holy dove of Morn brings sacred love
With the gift of possibilities
That comes with secret clues
Come now Holy Spirit
My heart is calling out for you
bring your inspiration to my life
Help guide me to the doorway into light
The Holy gift of spirit comes
And fills my body and soul
And finds a way to carry me to heaven
With a chariot of Gold
to the higher realms so high
the invisible path where Spirit resides
that holds the very secrets of life
the answers we seek to find
There is a beauty that is so sublime
It is a gift In this life we are given to see
A blessing of the Holy Mother sacred mysteries
The Holy spirit that the Dove does bring
Can you See the Angels
Can you see the Angels
the surround you with love my friend
do you feel the blessings
they bring us to the end
their wings protect and hold you
from the dangers that appear
yes you have guardian angels
that watch over you in life here
and can your vision possibly see
the angel you will one day be
with the power to return one day
and help you when you pray
for there are angels waiting to be born
inside each of us is a evolving form
until one fine day we'll be reborn
and we'll become angels of the morn
for now on earth we hide
behind ego and our pride
we cannot even see
the angels watching over you and me
can you see the Angels
the surround you with love my friend
do you feel the blessings in everything
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listen to the birds that sing
can you hear the message
of joy and a lighter way
to fly and be happy each day
perhaps they really know
that one day we will grow
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with the buds deep within our souls
one day we will be free of these earthly ties
and we will grow wings and fly
far into heavenly realms
and cross over into distant lands
and soar through space and time
until one day with light we'll be refined
and we will meet the queen of angels
and then we might find
Guardian angels were with us all the time
although we could not see
there presence is a such blessing
as they watch over you and me
and one day we'll be angels
one day we'll be free
to soar across the heavens
for there is a budding angel
that is waiting there in you and me
YES, you are an angel my friend
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And the Holy Mother too
It's living in the world
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and you can you hear the rhythm of the saints
speaking with a voice that's true
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That the heartbeat sounds
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There are visions that come from the silence
til silence finds a voice
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Ask the Holy Mother for help
receive the life that she gives to you
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Blessed Mother help me
To be touched by your great grace
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And the Queen of Angels comes
And Gives wings to my hearts sweet song
And I let the hardness go
to reach the realms your angels know
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the truth that the lord does bring
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that lives the truth you so sweetly see
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and grant me the gift to describe
the blessings that you bring to life
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to be worthy of the blessings so true
And I ask for you to help me
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to be worthy of your teachings
and to help others if I may
give wings to my heart
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Blessed Mother guide me
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The work of the Lord and Master
Is in serving our fellow humans
Through the halls of Heaven
Slipping through the halls of higher realms
Hearing creations hidden call
merging with the imperfection
of this human predicaments deception
That shows us all the great reflection
of this earthly human condition
that never knows all of the world
And its great imperfections
As we are balanced by life
and the fine line
between what's wrong
and what is right
father mother God
Such a perfect imperfection
And we must choose
What is our final direction
Breath and form combined
The earthly and sublime
Merged by such a fine line
That leaves us with a comedy divine
Perfect imperfection
Accepting this as our perception
Living out our sentence
Til our journey completes the penance
There's such a human gap
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The needs to get it right
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Perfect imperfection knows
only this upside down that shows
Such a strange reflection
Of heavens intervention
Dear Father Mother God
We always have such hard odds
To be or not to be
To fulfill our Divine Destiny
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As we try to pass life's great test
To try to make things right
In spite of the human plight
Perfect imperfection takes
Such acceptance and such grace
Forgiveness every day
And Compassion to find a way
What can we do but pray
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Home to that place inside
To hear that small voice
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And so we never know
What's just around the bend
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Cept for all these strange clues
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Until we accept that deal is our pact
Perfect imperfection takes
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Til we make it home
And can laugh at how much we've grown
Into Father Mother God
And the bigger picture is then known
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May 2020


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You learn to crawl before you walk and walk before you skate, so the progression goes. This youth hockey goalie is still getting the hang of the skating part, but the effort is there.
And with a little help from a referee, the tiny netminder made it across the ice to defend his goal. This video, shared by Bleacher Report, came from a youth hockey game played during an intermission between the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils Jan. 14 in Montreal.


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MS victim hopes Illinois allows medical marijuana
Year after year, Ana DeVarose has watched Illinois lawmakers vote down legislation legalizing medical marijuana — legislation that could stop people from seeing her as a criminal.
"It's a very uncomfortable feeling. The whole purpose (of passing legislation) is to have patients like myself to have safe access to their medicine without risking arrest," said DeVarose, 25, of Springfield, who has multiple sclerosis. "If I take my muscle relaxers, pain killers and antispasmodics, I'm not a criminal. And those things are poisoning my body."
DeVarose started showing symptoms of multiple sclerosis in 2008. She is among those living with chronic or dilapidating health conditions who believe they could get some relief by using medical marijuana, which is still illegal in Illinois and 31 other states.
On Friday, state Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, said his latest proposal to legalize the drug for medicinal purposes — House Bill 1 — is just "one or two" votes shy of approval in the House.
'Almost crippling'
When DeVarose was first diagnosed, she followed doctor's orders and took injectable medications designed to slow the progression of MS. With that, however, came flu-like side effects — fevers, chills and muscle aches, she said.
In 2011, she nearly died from one of the drugs and stopped taking the medication.
"I decided then that was the last straw, that I'm not (subjecting) my body to this anymore. It's just not normal," she said.
At any given time throughout the day, DeVarose said she can experience incredible pain caused by "muscle spasticity" — an unusual muscle tightness associated with MS.
"It feels like there are corset strings being tightened just as tight as they can get. It's almost crippling. When it gets out of control, all I can do is lay down," DeVarose said. "Or I can take my muscle relaxers, which turns me into a zombie."
DeVarose lives with her grandparents, who both opposed marijuana use until she showed them the impact cannabis had on her symptoms.
"I had gotten off of work one night, and I couldn't control my tremors at all. My hands were shaking uncontrollably. My arms were jerking uncontrollably, and I sat down in front of (my grandmother) and just told her, 'Watch,'" DeVarose said.
After she took one or two puffs, the tremors subsided within minutes, she said. Muscle relaxers can take up to 40 minutes to kick in, she said.
'We're very close'
Though 18 other states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, DeVarose has watched multiple legislative efforts fail in Illinois. But this year may be different because the latest version provides more regulation, Lang said.
"We're very close.... If I would have had to take a vote (Friday), it would probably be one or two short. But we're getting there," Lang said.
The proposal would create a four-year pilot program during which qualified patients could use up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana over a two-week period. The drug would be available only to people with specific medical conditions, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis or HIV/AIDS, and only if their doctors and the Department of Public Health approve.
After four years, lawmakers would decide whether to make the law permanent, Lang said.
He describes the proposal as the "most highly regulated piece of legislation ever written on the subject" in states that have adopted such measures. Opponents argue some loose ends remain.
The 2.5 ounces allowed over a 14-day period equates to about 183 joints, or 13 per day, said Anita Bedell, executive director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems.
"That's a huge amount. If they don't use it all, what are you going to do with it? Are they going to sell it? Give it to their friends?" she said.
DeVarose said the numbers aren't quite that simple.
"If you have three patients lined up, we'd all three have different intakes on it. It takes me a very small amount," DeVarose said. "For people living with a debilitating disease or have a chronic illness, they could obviously need more."
Police unconvinced
Limey Nargelenas, a lobbyist for the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, said he's pleased with some of the restrictions added to the legislation after extended negotiations, including prohibiting people from growing their own plants. But he still takes issue with provisions concerning highway safety.
Studies examining the relationship between fatal crashes and marijuana use have had conflicting results, he said.
"We already have enough problems trying to deal with DUIs," Nargelenas said.
Law enforcement also can't determine immediately whether people have marijuana in their systems unless they admit it, he said, though blood tests can be done later. A mouth swab test is one fairly new method used to detect marijuana, he said.
Under Lang's bill, if drugs or alcohol is suspected, any motorist pulled over with a medical marijuana ID card would be subject to a field sobriety test, Nargelenas said. However, the bill exempts some individuals who are physically unable to perform such a test, which Nargelenas sees as a way around the law.
Like many opponents, Nargelenas also thinks legalizing medical marijuana is "just a ruse" to legalize the drug for recreational use — something Colorado and Washington have already done.
DeVarose disagrees.
"This is about bettering quality of life," she said. "This isn't about getting high whatsoever."
Lang said the goal is to provide marijuana only to "very sick people."
"In the California experience, virtually anyone can go to any doctor and within five minutes get a prescription for medical marijuana," Lang said. "(In Illinois), if you don't have a bona fide relationship with that doctor that can be proven, you aren't getting the product. We drafted the bill this way to address issues in California."
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The star of TV's "Scandal" married professional football player Nnamdi Asomugha last week in Hailey, Idaho.
E! reported the nuptials Wednesday and posted a copy of the couple's marriage license online. The Blaine County recorder's office in Hailey confirmed the June 24 filing to The Associated Press.
The 36-year-old actress and 31-year-old athlete were married the same day. Washington's parents served as official witnesses, while one of Asomugha's relatives performed the ceremony.
Asomugha is a cornerback with the San Francisco 49ers. He previously played for the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles.
Besides starring in the ABC political thriller, Washington's other recent credits include the films "Peeples" and "Django Unchained."


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DETROIT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing was elected to replace a scandal-plagued predecessor after promising to clamp down on crime. But following allegations of a sex scandal involving another police chief, he's having trouble stabilizing the department, let alone the streets.
Bing suspended Police Chief Ralph Godbee, 44, after a subordinate, a 37-year-old internal affairs officer, claimed the two had engaged in a sexual relationship for about a year.
The mayor hired Godbee two years ago after firing his predecessor, in part because of similar charges involving a subordinate. Bing knew at the time that Godbee previously had a romantic relationship with the same woman, a police lieutenant.
Should Bing's investigation conclude that Godbee too must go, the city would be forced to seek its fifth police chief in four years. In Bing's three-plus years in office, he already has fired two chiefs.
"He's had more people resign, fired, quit than any other mayor that I know of," Councilman Kwame Kenyatta said Wednesday. "It either says he chooses the wrong people or doesn't know how to choose the right people."
Like many police departments, Detroit's force is under severe financial constraints. The city has about 2,700 officers, down from 4,000 a decade ago.
The department reports most violent crimes numbers are down this year, but the city also is on track to eclipse last year's 344 murders. Robberies at gas stations and convenience stores, including the assault and carjacking of a prominent church pastor earlier this year, are becoming more violent and brazen.
"The officers are working 24/7 and aren't being treated well," said Oakland County Commissioner William Dwyer, a former Detroit police official. "They've taken dramatic cuts in salaries and benefits. They are in the most dangerous city right now in the U.S. If you expect them to perform, you ought to treat them like professionals and not second-class citizens."
Even before the alleged scandal came to light, Bing and Godbee have been at odds with officers over a 10 percent pay cut, requirements that they pay more for health care and new rules requiring 12-hour work days.
Earlier this year, the chief reduced staffing inside police precincts to get more officers on the city's crime-plagued streets.
"The more immediate issue facing people in Detroit are the screaming headlines about the number of people shot or injured, and the fact that the number seems to be on the increase as opposed to the decrease," said Sheila Cockrel, a political analyst and former Detroit councilwoman. "Detroiters are going to want a police chief focusing on those issues and not what's happening in his personal life."
Angelica Robinson, the internal affairs officer who says she had a relationship with Godbee, posted on Twitter a photo of herself with her service weapon in her mouth, her attorney David Robinson said. She had learned Godbee was at a weekend police conference with another woman, said the attorney, who is not related to Angelica Robinson.
He said Godbee had other officers locate her and put her under surveillance. She has since been reassigned from internal affairs to other duties and does not have use of her service weapon, David Robinson said.
On Tuesday, Bing said in a statement that he suspended Godbee for 30 days from his $140,400-a-year post "pending a full and thorough investigation of this matter."
Assistant Chief Chester Logan has assumed Godbee's responsibilities during the suspension.
Godbee, returning to Detroit after attending a police conference out of state, told reporters Wednesday evening at Detroit Metropolitan Airport that he could not comment on Angelica Robinson's claims or his suspension.
Bing has spent much of his first term as mayor cleaning up the fiscal mess and $300 million budget deficit left by ex-mayor and convicted felon Kwame Kilpatrick. He's also changed the perception of a City Hall warped by public corruption.
However, his handling of the police department has been spotty, Kenyatta said, pointing to the firing of ex-chief Warren Evans that led to Godbee getting the job.
Bing appointed, Evans, a former Wayne County sheriff, as police chief in 2009 but fired him after he took part in a promotional video for a cable police reality show. Bing later said he also fired Evans because the chief was romantically involved with Lt. Monique Patterson.
Godbee also had a romantic relationship with Patterson before she began dating Evans and when she was Godbee's subordinate.
The relationship between Godbee and Patterson was made public after Godbee was named interim chief. Bing subsequently issued a statement insisting he wouldn't fire Godbee for having an affair with a subordinate.
At the time of his firing, Evans was spearheading an apparently successful police blitz on crime hot spots across the city.
Godbee joined the department in 1987 and rose to assistant chief in 2007. He later retired only to be reappointed assistant chief in July 2009 when Evans was hired.


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Sustaining sanitation is much more expensive than building latrines. The 20-year cost of sustaining a basic level sanitation service per person in certain countries is anywhere from 5-20 times the cost per person of building the latrine in the first place.
This is one of the key findings on costing sustainable sanitation services, which are being highlighted in the first month of the WASHCost campaign. The campaign was launched on 24 October, and every month until March 2013, it brings a roundup of fast facts from the WASHCost research project, experiences from several organisations which are using the life-cycle cost approach and ways to get involved.
Expenditure on sanitation in countries where WASHCost has carried out research is too low, and is focused almost entirely on the capital costs of building latrines. There is a striking difference between the expenditure required to provide a basic service and what is actually being spent. Too little is being spent on stimulating and sustaining demand for hygienic latrine use and on ensuring that latrines are kept clean and in good repair. The absence of arrangements for pit emptying and measures to ensure environmental protection is adversely affecting service levels. To find out more about the true costs of providing sanitation services download the WASHCost infosheet.
Between 2008 and 2012, WASHCost teams in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Andhra Pradesh (India) and Mozambique collected and analysed cost and service
level information for water, sanitation and hygiene in rural and peri-urban areas, applying the life-cycle costs approach. The life-cycle costs approach examines the complex relationships between expenditure, service delivery, poverty, effectiveness and sustainability.
The WASHCost project is led by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.
Related websites:
- WASHCost – www.washcost.info
- WASHCost campaign – campaign.washcost.info
- IRC – Sanitation – www.irc.nl/sanitation


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Today in the news: Petraeus apologizes for affair
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"Please allow me to begin my remarks this evening by reiterating how deeply I regret and apologize for the circumstances that led to my resignation from the CIA and caused such pain for my family, friends and supporters. I am also keenly aware that the reason for my recent journey was my own doing." - Retired general David Petraeus, at an annual University of South Carolina dinner honoring the military. Petraeus resigned as director of the CIA after his affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was revealed.
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The Pima County sheriff's office in Arizona has released over 3,000 pages of documents on the mass shooting that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six, according to The Associated Press. The documents include interviews with survivors and victims and police officers' crime scene reports. The reports reveal new details about Giffords' condition after the shooting and the mental state of gunman Jared Loughner.
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In a remarkable new post-trial motion, Samsung has laid out its strategy to get the $1.05 billion verdict against it kicked out. The boldest maneuver? A straightforward attack on the patent-owning jury foreman.
The Korean company hinted at this tactic in an earlier, redacted brief, but now it's been laid out in full, with more than a dozen exhibits attached showcasing Hogan's allegedly offending public statements. The company's lawyers have clearly had time now to comb through the multiple interviews foreman Velvin Hogan has offered since the trial in order to find the juiciest tidbits.
His legal misstatements have been picked apart by Samsung lawyers, who noted he said design patents are based on "look and feel," and that prior art must be "interchangeable" in order to invalidate a patent. "These incorrect and extraneous legal standards had no place in the jury room," wrote Samsung in its brief.
More significantly, the brief notes that Hogan disclosed being involved in only one lawsuit—failing to mention that he was sued by his former employer Seagate Technology, a company owned in part by Samsung. That lawsuit, which demanded Hogan pay back certain house payments that Seagate had assisted him with, ultimately caused Hogan and his wife to file for bankruptcy. "Mr. Hogan's failure to disclose the Seagate suit raises issues of bias that Samsung should have been allowed to explore in questioning and that would have triggered a motion to strike for cause or a peremptory strike," write Samsung lawyers.
Samsung also suggests that Hogan didn't disclose how pro-patent he was when asked in court whether he had "strong feelings" about the US patent system. The new motion argues that Hogan's silence didn't sync up with his later statements to The Verge that "except for my family, it [jury service] was the high point of my career... you might even say my life," and that he wanted to be satisfied "that this trial was fair, and protected copyrights and intellectual property rights, no matter who they belonged to."
The company actually suggests that Hogan come back for an additional hearing with all the other jurors, because his "conduct during voir dire [jury selection] and jury deliberations must be fully examined." The only solution is a new trial, Samsung argues.
When asked yesterday about Samsung's new accusations of dishonesty, Hogan claimed he'd disclosed everything he should have. He told a Bloomberg reporter that the court's instructions required him to disclose litigation in the last 10 years, and he was sued by Seagate back in 1993. "Had I been asked an open-ended question with no time constraint, of course I would've disclosed that," said Hogan, adding that "I answered every question the judge asked me... [Samsung] had every opportunity to question me."
In addition to the arguments about Hogan, Samsung has a lot of other post-trial arguments which seem pretty run-of-the-mill and probably have little chance of succeeding. For instance, Samsung argues that no reasonable jury could have found Apple's patents valid; but if the judge had seen a problem that big with Apple's case, she could have stopped the trial altogether.
Perhaps more realistically, Samsung also asks to sharply reduce the $1.05 billion in damages it has been slapped with. For example, Samsung argues the damages for design patent infringement should be dropped by more than 95%, since "just 5% of respondents to a J.D. Power study identify visual appeal as why they purchased a phone." Even on this front, though, Samsung's arguments are similar to ones already presented during trial.


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UFUSoft Blu-ray Copy for Windows 8 is the full-featured copy software that enables users to copy Blu-ray disc to another blank Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folder and ISO files on windows 8. It supports BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL and BD-RE DL. Blu-ray Copy can also copy 3D Blu-ray movies with the original video effect 1:1 to another Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray folder and ISO files.
This amazing Windows 8 Blu-ray Copy provides users two modes to copy their Blu-ray movies: Full Disc Copy and Main Movie Copy. The software is easy to use with new friendly interface and it can copy the Blu-ray disc with good quality and fast speed.
* Copy/clone Blu-ray disc/folder to a blank Blu-ray disc
* Backup Blu-ray disc to Blu-ray folder and ISO files
* Support making a perfect 1:1 copy of the original 3D Blu-ray discs
* Compress BD-50 to a single BD-25 with high quality
* 4 copy modes available: Full Disc, Main Movie, Clone, and Write Data.
* Support Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Win Vista, etc.
Now this passage will show you how to copy full disc Blu-ray movie to a blank Blu-ray disc on Windows 8.
Step 1: Download and install UFUSoft Windows 8 Blu-ray Copy, run it.
Step 2: Click the pull-down menu after the "Source" button to add your source Blu-ray file to the Blu-ray Copy for Windows 8.
Step 3: Select target drive, when the software is launched successfully, it will select the writable drive you connected to Windows 8 computer as the target drive automatically.
Step 4: Set the output settings like "Remove HD Audio" for compressing the source file audio and in the meantime to guarantee the high quality of video/image of the target BD
file. "Volume Label" for changing the target Blu-ray disc name by entering your favorite name. "Target Size" for selecting "BD-50″ or "BD-25″ as the target size. And enter the
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In a bid to save its 4G network after being rejected by the Federal Communications Commission, LightSquared has hired lawyer Theodore Olson, who helped President George W. Bush take office by winning the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, and former Department of Labor Solicitor Eugene Scalia.
[partner id="arstechnica"]Olson told Politico that it's too early to say what LightSquared's legal strategy will be. LightSquared gained conditional FCC approval for a new 4G-LTE network using both satellites and cell towers in January 2011, but the FCC pulled the plug on the network last month after extensive testing showed it would interfere with GPS devices. In the wake of that decision, LightSquared has reportedly explored potential lawsuits against the FCC and GPS industry members.
"What happened to LightSquared is 'an egregious example' of the government encouraging a company to invest an enormous amount of money to meet a national objective and then 'pulling the rug out from under them capriciously and precipitously,'" Olson said, according to Politico. "'On the face of things, it looks to me like the government has acted arbitrarily after inducing the expenditure of an enormous number of resources.'"
LightSquared argues that the GPS industry had years in which it could have modified devices to avoid interference from spectrum licensed to LightSquared, but failed to do so. The GPS industry argued in turn that modifying all existing and future devices would be impractical. Swayed by results of government testing, the FCC concluded that the GPS system was not ready to handle interference from LightSquared's proposed network, and withdrew its conditional approval.


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Nineteenth-century Europe has a lot to answer for. They invented the chastity belt, they shaped our vision of the medieval world (think Tennyson), and they gave us the personification of "Opera"—a woman with long blond braids, a horned helmet, and a brass corset. The new exhibition at LACMA, Myths, Legends, and Cultural Renewal: Wagner's Sources, shows us that just as the Victorians reshaped the medieval world to their liking, Wagner picked, chose, and altered the stories of the old Niebelungen legend to create his four operas of The Ring Cycle.
Exhibition curator Timothy Benson brings us some other striking interpretations of the Niebelunlied, including illustrations by Carl Otto Czeschka and the woodcuts of Franz Grohs, never before exhibited at LACMA. In a charming little book (LACMA's copy once belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm II), Czeschka shows a young girl, Kriemhild, dreaming that her brothers, the eagles, will kill her lover, the falcon. Kriemhild is a major player in the original saga (whom Wagner would re-cast as Gutrune, just a nice girl looking for a husband).
Grohs shows Kriemhild, many years later, leading the fight between her people, the Huns, and her guests, the Burgundians. Then she kills Hagen, who with her brothers had killed her lover, Siegfried. She kills him because he will not tell her where he hid a golden treasure (spoiler: he threw it in the Rhine). Wagner took this sprawling saga and reshaped it to bring out a morality play carried out through the four operas Rhinegold, Die Walküre, and Siegfried, culminating in the decline and fall of the gods, Götterdämmerung. In another transformation, Achim Freyer has created twenty-first-century avatars of the legendary characters for the LA Opera production of The Ring Cycle. One definition of "avatar" is "a new personification of a familiar idea." In that sense, Freyer has given James Cameron a run for his money.
After seeing the operas from the balcony, it is exciting to see Freyer's version of a Valkyrie's horse up close in LACMA's gallery, and to get a good look at Freia with her golden apples of immortality. And believe me, twenty-first-century Brünhilde has left her corsets far behind, along with that funny hat, to say nothing of her new 'do!
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You may remember my post asking for help to Save the UW iSchool. Well, the all clear has sounded and the iSchool is safe for another year. Here's my hack into the program itself rather than the politics that put it into jeopardy. As always, these are my views and opinions and I'd love to hear other UW students and alum's experiences as UW iSchoolers.
The University of Washington iSchool is located on a beautiful campus in Seattle. It is housed on the third and fourth floors of Mary Gates Hall which is conveniently located near Suzzallo Library. The iSchool currently offers several degrees:
- Undergrad program – Informatics
- MLIS – Master of Library & Information Science (residential and online)
- MSIM – Master of Science in Information Management
- PhD in Information Science
There's also a one-year Law MLIS program which accepts maybe 8 students every year. To be completely honest and open, I am going to focus on the MLIS residential degree because that was my niche in the iSchool. I wish I had more knowledge of the other programs, but I don't (see Criticisms below).
The UW iSchool is on the quarter system, so we start in October and finish in the middle of June. A small number of classes are offered in the summers. Nine core requirement courses exist for the program – they are "organized around the lifecycle of information" (direct quote from the website and several instructors). Along with these core courses come some absolutely fantastic (according to me) electives like Marketing and Planning for Libraries and Advocacy in the Public Library and Adult Reader Services with Nancy Pearl or David Wright and Intellectual Freedom in Libraries. Ok. I'll stop there, but here's the link for all the other electives offered. They're really wonderful!
These electives (and required courses) are offered online and residentially; however, it seems that more and more classes are being offered online more often than residentially and it is somewhat disappointing to have moved across the country and sit at my computer to listen/watch/interact with classmates who live nearby. My personal preference is to sit in a classroom and have a great discussion – I haven't been able to do that online yet.
Along with the electives, there are opportunities to do independent studies as well as Directed Fieldwork – DFW – (essentially, and internship or practicum). Personally, I think the DFW should be a requirement and I would even go so far as to say that an MLIS student should be required to complete a DFW in a library setting as well as a non-library (yet still IS) setting.
Simultaneous (dual-degree?) programs exist at the iSchool, however, they are not "common". A couple of people enter the iSchool and the Evans School of Public Affairs. Others work toward their MLIS and Museology degrees.
Last but not least, there is a Culminating Experience. This could take many forms including a thesis, capstone project (with a group or solo), professional portfolio, or research project. The capstone project is the newest option and the option I would have loved to choose had I not been graduating early. It requires you to not only design and plan project but also put it into motion, evaluate it and then present about it. In any event, I did the professional portfolio and this is mine.
Financial Aid
Along with the typical loans offered by FAFSA, the UW iSchool and UW itself have several Fellowships, Graduate Assistantships and Work Study positions available. These range in areas from sitting at the front desk to being a research assistant for a professor to teaching classes to undergrads at the library to maintaining the course web sites. Email are sent out to announce open positions and they're a wonderful financial support and resume booster.
The people. My colleagues at the iSchool are absolutely amazing. When I shared the photo of the iSchool above, I really wanted to put this picture — this is the iSchool, folks. Where the classes, lectures, readings, etc., fall short, the discussions, informal study groups, Facebook posts, somewhat nerdy happy hours and coffee breaks make up for it. The passion I see in iSchoolers is second to none. They really are the best.
Close proximity to strong, well-supported (by the community) academic, special, corporate libraries and public libraries is an absolute boost to this program. With the UW Libraries employing many iSchoolers part-time, we have the opportunity to work with some of the best academic librarians around. And along with the academic library experience, many of us also find time to volunteer at special libraries (Seattle Art Museum) or the public libraries (such as Seattle Public Library or King County Library System).
And, for those who pursue their MLIS and decide working in a library might not be their best option, the school is in close proximity to IS institutions in Seattle. When I say "close" I mean – they've got the "connections" to get you in there for DFW opportunities and eventually jobs.
Because the University of Washington iSchool is an iSchool, it's main focus is information. This has its strengths and weaknesses. I appreciated it because I had the opportunity to have conversations broader than Libraries, but when it was time to focus on something like (let's say Library management), my instructor had never worked in a library! This is not the case all the time, but it does happen (and I know it happens in other schools).
I'm a huge advocate for big tent librarianship and big tent library school, and I want to be an advocate for iSchools, but there's a disconnect between the programs in the UW iSchool. MSIM students don't share classes with MLIS students and Informatics students do something else completely. If our passions all lie within the lifecycle of information and its role in other people's lives (whether we deal with that directly or indirectly doesn't necessarily matter), shouldn't we have some sort of unity? I've seen reason to hope the UW iSchool is moving in that direction, but I want to see more.
And with that, I leave it up to my colleagues (all of you) – what questions do you have? And hopefully my colleagues at the iSchool will give their perspective!
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Ryan Clowe, Derick Brassard make instant impact for Rangers
NEW YORK -- Derick Brassard and John Moore had no way of knowing just how well their debut with the New York Rangers would go.
They started the day at practice with the Columbus Blue Jackets and ended it as key offensive forces in the Rangers' surprising 6-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
Brassard and Moore arrived just 15 minutes before pregame warm-ups, following a trade that sent star forward Marian Gaborik from the Rangers to the Blue Jackets.
Throw in Ryane Clowe, acquired Tuesday night in a deal with San Jose, and the newcomers were the driving force in New York's highest-scoring game of the season.
"I shook their hands and said, `Go have fun," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "Everybody is coming up to introduce themselves, and they're trying to get their (stuff) on."
Clowe had his first two goals of the season and an assist, Brassard had a goal and three assists, and Moore also scored his first of the season to power the Rangers to victory. Brian Boyle, not a newcomer, also broke out with a goal and three assists.
If they were nervous in the bright lights, it sure didn't show.
"I didn't have time to be nervous," Brassard said. "I was stressed out with everything and saying bye to my teammates.
"We got here like 15 minutes before, and everything was ready for us. It's a great experience I am going to remember for the rest of my life."
The Rangers scored three goals in the first period and never looked back. New York was also buoyed by a season-high three power-play goals.
Henrik Lundqvist got a chance to relax a bit, making 26 saves and earning his 268th win, the second most in Rangers history.
Clowe had no goals in 28 games this season with the Sharks, but quickly dropped the zero in New York.
"I just wanted to have a good start and get into it early, not ease my way into it," Clowe said. "It went well."
Moore's goal at 9:17 of the third pushed the lead to 6-1. Brassard and Boyle both notched their third assists of the game. Before Wednesday, Boyle had one goal and one assist in 31 games this season.
"We got the offense going," Boyle said. "The new guys gave us a spark -- more than a spark. It was just cool to welcome them."
The Rangers won their second straight home game, scoring a combined 10 goals in the victories after a pair of shutout losses, and moved into a tie with the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders with 39 points at the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Pascal Dupuis scored in the second period for the Penguins, who lost for the second consecutive night after 15 consecutive victories.
Marc-Andre Fleury, who replaced shelled starter Tomas Vokoun in the Penguins' 4-1 home loss to Buffalo on Tuesday, played the duration on Wednesday and made 33 saves.
"I thought the compete level from the Rangers and their game was very high, and we certainly didn't match it," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "It wasn't there. I think that was evident throughout.
"We got beat by a team that competed harder and was more desperate."
The Penguins (28-10) were again without captain and NHL scoring leader Sidney Crosby, who missed his second straight game and is out indefinitely because of a broken jaw.
"It's going to have to be the guys in this locker room. Syd isn't coming back on Friday," Dupuis said. "It has nothing to do with skill level. It has to do with battle level, and wanting it more. We can't seem to find it the last couple of days."
Pittsburgh also made some noise before the deadline by acquiring center Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes to help offset the loss of Crosby. Jokinen wasn't in the Penguins lineup.
After killing off an early penalty to Ryan McDonagh, a power play that produced Jarome Iginla's hard drive off the goal post, the Rangers took advantage of Chris Kunitz's slashing penalty at 8:36 when Boyle scored his second of the season.
Brassard spun in the left circle and backhanded a pass back to Brad Richards at the point for a drive that hit Boyle in front and caromed in. The goal was originally credited to Richards, which would've given Clowe another assist, before being changed to Boyle.
Just 2:18 later, Richards fed a pass into the slot to McDonagh, who snapped a wrist shot into the top right corner to make it 2-0 with his third of the season. Clowe earned his first point for New York by getting the secondary assist.
He would finally score after only 2 more minutes elapsed. Derek Stepan forced a turnover as defenseman Brooks Orpik skated with the puck behind his net. Stepan then sent a backhanded pass out front to Clowe, who knocked it in.
Bylsma used his timeout, but couldn't stem the tide. New York led 3-0 despite recording only seven shots on goal. It was the Rangers' biggest first period of the season, and one goal shy of tying their most productive frame of the campaign.
The Rangers, who will play at Pittsburgh on Friday, had dropped back-to-back 3-0 decisions to the Penguins before breaking out on Wednesday. The Penguins won the first meeting of the season 6-3 on Jan. 20.
"It just seems we've been on our heels playing Pittsburgh, and we need to be more on our toes," Tortorella said. "We found our way. We just need to temper it, enjoy it, but we're still fighting for our lives."
New York continued its onslaught in the second period, pushing the lead to 4-0 just 1:53 in when Brassard scored his first with the Rangers on a power play.
Dupuis netted the Penguins' lone goal only 34 seconds later, but the Penguins couldn't build momentum off of it.
Clowe scored his second of the night and season, again on a power play, with 8:08 left in the second off assists by Brassard and Boyle.
Fleury got so frustrated that he slammed his stick against the boards behind his net and got the blade stuck in the gap where the glass meets the dasher. In the third period, Fleury angrily batted a puck out of the air during a stoppage in play.
Game notes
The Rangers had scored five goals in a game three times this season. ... Penguins D Mark Eaton didn't make the trip to New York because of an illness. He was replaced in the lineup by Robert Bortuzzo, who sat out the previous 16 games following his most recent appearance on Feb. 28 at Carolina. Bortuzzo earned his second assist of the season.
Regular Season Series
PIT leads 3-1
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tom Kowal
- Marc Joannette
- Linesmen:
- Shane Heyer
- Mike Cvik


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Accuracy, reliability, and ruggedness are the foundation of Suunto™. The brand was founded in 1936 by outdoorsman and keen orienteering enthusiasts, Tuomas Vohlonen. Vohlonen had long been bothered by a problem: the inaccuracy of traditional dry compasses. Being an engineer with an inventive mind, he discovered and patented the product method for a steadier needle, better reading, and new level of accuracy in compasses.
Today, Suunto is the world's largest compass manufacturer and a leading designer and manufacturer of sports instruments for training, diving, mountaineering, hiking, skiing, sailing and golf. Coveted for its design, accuracy, and dependability, Suunto sports instruments combine the aesthetics and functionality of watches with sport-specific computers that help athletes at all levels analyze and improve performance.


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Buggy Radio Car 1/8 2.4Ghz Exceed RC Razor. 21 Nitro Gas Powered RTR Remote Control Buggy Hyper Red RC Remote Control. No fuel in the bottle that comes with it.
The most popular 1/8 4 wheel drive off-road buggy in the world just got better! At each evolutionary step, the Razor has been improved upon to keep it at the peak of the RC off-road buggy field. So how do you make an Razor better?Extra speed, extra adjustability, extra toughness! The new Razor is packed with features that have been suggested by Razor owners: More room for the electronics, easier access to the differentials and transmission, and more suspension adjustability. The result is the best Razor ever. With the new design 2.4Ghz remote control pistol transmitter is every RC Car Driver dream to get their hands on a full-range 2.4Ghz system. The heart of the Razor off-road buggy line has always been a.
21 engine with reliable and consistent power for tough off-road driving. With revised porting and crankshaft, internal airflow has been optimized for increased power and torque. Description: Create a world of disaster with the Exceed-RC 1/8 Scale off road racing buggy!
This Powerful RC car includes: three sealed gear differentials, insane big block power, and will soundly trounce most other RTR 1/8 RC buggy in its class, but at a price that can't be beat. The buggy comes with a manual which covers the basics you need to get up and running, two channel 2.4ghz radio, pre-painted polycarbonate body, full electronics including a metal-gear servo.
The Razor 1/8th model also includes the basics to get into 1/8 buggy RC racing, such as a powerful 21CXP engine. The Razor model has all of the same features and parts as the Titan 1/8 Truck. The hard-anodized 3mm thick chassis is fully countersunk, and the wheel hubs are coated to match for durability. The unique Exceed-RC Razor buggy stand out at the track or bash session!The item "Buggy Radio Car 1/8 2.4Ghz Exceed RC Razor. 21 Nitro Gas Powered RTR Remote" is in sale since Saturday, February 8, 2020.
This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Radio Control & Control Line\RC Model Vehicles & Kits\Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles". The seller is "raulcali" and is located in Stockton, California. This item can be shipped to United States.


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Fine hats and caps are formed by using tools known as "hat blocks". These are often made of such things as wood or aluminum, and are used by hat companies to achieve consistent quality in the shapes of their styles. The number 507 refers to the number that was given to this shape years back in our history, and is now one of our most popular and recognizable flat cap shapes.


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